2015 United Kingdom general election in Wales

The 2015 United Kingdom general election in Wales was held on 7 May 2015 and all 40 seats in Wales were contested. The election for each seat was conducted on the basis of first-past-the-post.

Main article: 2015 United Kingdom general election

2015 United Kingdom general election in Wales
7 May 2015
All 40 Welsh seats to the House of Commons
  First party Second party
 
Leader Ed Miliband David Cameron
Party Labour Conservative
Leader since 25 September 2010 6 December 2005
Last election 26 seats, 36.2% 8 seats, 26.1%
Seats won 25 11
Seat change 1 3
Popular vote 552,473 408,213
Percentage 36.9% 27.2%
Swing 0.6% 1.1%
  Third party Fourth party
 
Leader Leanne Wood Nick Clegg
Party Plaid Cymru Liberal Democrats
Leader since 16 March 2012 18 December 2007
Last election 3 seats, 11.3% 3 seats, 20.1%
Seats won 3 1
Seat change 2
Popular vote 181,704 97,783
Percentage 12.1% 6.5%
Swing 0.8% 13.6%
Results of the 2015 election in Wales

Despite the Labour party winning the most votes in Wales, the Conservatives won across the UK.

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